Dec 10, 2014

My Most Important Albums

The other day, Trotzendorff
blogged about important music in his life. He listed ten crucial songs
and albums and invited his readers to share their own. Challenge accepted.

To build a little bit of suspense, I thought I would list my ten most important albums here and make a playlist of my 16 most important songs for this year's Christmas Letter (a single-purpose, free of charge, yearly newsletter I send out to friends and readers detailing the highlights of my year; feel free to sign up, if you like!).

1985: Brothers in Arms - Dire StraitsMy first ever CD, given to me by mydad.

1991: bloodsugarsexmagic - Red Hot Chili PeppersMy boyfriend of the time's favourite album. Hated it at first, but there was no escape and I learned to appreciate it.

1995:Jagged Little Pill - Alanis MorrissettePoet, feminist, role model. I also came to really like the acoustic version of that album.

1996: Trailer Park - Beth OrtonMajor influence on my taste of music. She rarely plays concerts anymore, but I saw her live in Berlin in 2012,
at an awesome, intimate gig. Felt like meeting an old friend who has no idea you exist.

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